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Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Gulf countries gain nothing from cutting off trade and diplomacy For two months, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have led an illegal and unwarranted blockade on Qatar. The blockaders have attempted to use trade and economic levers as weapons – by closing borders, forbidding …

Qatar’s Ambassador to the United States, H E Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani cleared that the Turkish army deployment in Qatar was a pre-crisis deal. He said during a speech at the World Conference Council in Washington, that the demands received by Doha were not convincing or logical and …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his sadness over the ongoing crisis in the region and stressed the need for solidarity and brotherhood. He said in a speech that the crisis between the neighbouring states was hurting and added that the Islamic civilisation is based on brotherhood, solidarity and …

A lot has gone down in the past two days. Today the siege on Qatar completes 50 days without any breakthrough. While the Arab Quartet (Egypt, UAE and Bahrain led by Saudi Arabia) are still accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism, Qatar has too stood its ground denying these claims as …

A new list of terrorists that are backed by Qatar has been released by the Arab states opposing Qatar. After Qatar rejected the first list containing 13 demands and the second given just a few days back with 6 “principles” now the Arab states have gone a step ahead. The …

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as part of a three-country Gulf tour aimed at helping remove the blockade on Qatar. Led by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties and transport links with Qatar on 5 June, accusing it of funding …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the gulf trip as productive and successful. “The visits on the Gulf tour were productive and successful,” Erdogan told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party at a parliamentary meeting. “The contacts we have made during this visit have been useful, and we will …

Qatar’s Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah has conditioned the lifting of a blockage imposed on his country by four Arab states before engaging in any dialogue with its neighbors. Qatar has been reeling under a blockage imposed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain since …

Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee buys 30-second TV spots for ads accusing Qatar of funding terrorism. A Saudi lobby in the US has launched a television advertisement campaign against Qatar, contracts reviewed by Al Jazeera show, with $138,000 spent on seven, 30-second TV spots. The TV spots have been …

Qatar threw down the gauntlet yesterday to the four Gulf neighbours blockading the small nation, telling them it was too rich to be threatened. Ali Sharif al-Emadi, the Qatari finance minister, told The Times that the state’s huge financial reserves, built on the sale of natural gas over decades, meant …